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| View Article | 10:01 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | WTTW | Punxsutawney Phil and Woodstock Willie Have Spoken and the Results Are Split | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/02/punxsutawney-phil-and-woodstock-willie-have-spoken-and-results-are-split | The Groundhog Day results are in and once again Punxsutawney Phil and Woodstock Willie have issued competing prognostications. Phil, [ who's been at this since 1886 ][1] , delivered his forecast first, glimpsing his shadow and [ predicting six more weeks of winter ][2] . The pride of Gobbler's Knob, … |
| View Article | 10:01 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | WLS AM | Return to Moon, NASA Preps Artemis II | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/02/02/return-to-moon-nasa-preps-artemis-ii/ | (Cape Canaveral, FL) — NASA is expected to fuel up Artemis II ahead of a wet dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center. The first potential opportunity to launch is no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 8. Over the past several days, engineers have been closely monitoring conditions as cold … |
| View Article | 10:01 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | South Side Weekly | Trabajadores de la planta Mauser en La Villita llegan a un acuerdo | https://southsideweekly.com/trabajadores-de-la-planta-mauser-en-la-villita-llegan-a-un-acuerdo/ | [ English ][6] _Traducido por Gisela Orozco_ T ras siete meses de huelga, el 21 de enero los miembros del sindicato Teamsters del Local 705 de la planta de Mauser Packaging Solutions en Millard Avenue, en el vecindario de La Villita, llegaron a un acuerdo para poner fin a la … |
| View Article | 10:01 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | South Side Weekly | When Keys to the City Don’t Work | https://southsideweekly.com/when-keys-to-the-city-dont-work/ | I t was around 10 p.m. on a weekday last fall when Catie Burrill and her boyfriend walked up to Giant Penny Whistle Tavern in Pilsen. “Not that busy, no line outside,” Burrill said. “Two men were working the door. They let me in first after checking my Illinois driver’s … |
| View Article | 10:01 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | South Side Weekly | The Roots of Poetry | https://southsideweekly.com/the-roots-of-poetry/ | I met Mayda del Valle in 2017, when I was a Youth Poet Laureate and educator for Young Chicago Authors. Jamila Woods, our cohort manager at the time, brought her in to lead our cohort sessions. The structure of our cohort was intended to help the teaching artists of the … |
| View Article | 10:01 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | Fox Chicago | New SNAP work rules take effect, putting some at risk of losing benefits | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-snap-work-rules-take-effect-putting-some-risk-losing-benefits | ![New SNAP work rules take effect, putting millions at risk of losing benefits][1] #### [ New SNAP work rules take effect, putting millions at risk of losing benefits ][2] New federal SNAP work requirements are now in effect, expanding age limits, narrowing exemptions, and potentially cutting food assistance for millions … |
| View Article | 10:01 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/punxsutawney-phil-shadow-winter/ | PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what’s already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States. His annual prediction and announcement that he had seen his shadow was translated by his handlers … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/government-shutdown-ice/ | WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement operations. Johnson signaled he is relying on help from President Donald Trump to ensure … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | The first bank failure of 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/02/ice-trump-minneapolis-metropolitan-capital-bank-mayor-brandon-johnson-john-kelly | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ### Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 **Below** : Two teen brothers from West Chicago have spent the last few … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | chicago-contrarian | Chicago’s Clearance Rate Smoke Screen | https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-clearance-rate-smoke-screen | **_Mayor Brandon Johnson cites the “clearance rate” as evidence of success in fighting crime — obscuring the fact a large portion of cases never lead to legal consequences. The public knows better_ ** Police clearance rates are perhaps the most misleading of all crime statistics. They do not reflect … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago snow plow naming contest finalists include "Abolish ICE," "Kevin McPlowister," "Stephen Coldbert" | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-snow-plow-naming-contest-finalists/ | Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Streets and Sanitation on Sunday announced the 25 names chosen in Phase I of the city's fourth annual snowplow naming contest. The list includes cheeky references to Chicago sports figures past and present, [ a famous bird ][13] who nested at Chicago's … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | CBS Local | Dixmoor water main break repaired after impacting over half of south suburb's homes | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dixmoore-water-main-break-fixed-boil-order-illinois/ | [ The latest Dixmoor water main break ][7] has been repaired as of early Monday morning, a day after it began impacting more than half of the south suburb's homes. The Village of Dixmoor said repairs were completed around 2:30 a.m. Crews were testing the water Monday morning to determine … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | CBS Local | Oliver Ball-Reed, 13, of Hebron, Indiana dies after crash at Steel Wheels BMX in Hobart | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/13-year-old-hebron-indiana-boy-dies-crash-steel-wheels-bmx-hobart/ | A 13-year-old boy from Hebron, Indiana died from injuries he got after crashing on a BMX track in Hobart over the weekend, officials said. The Lake County, Indiana, Coroner's Office said 13-year-old Oliver Ball-Reed was hurt while riding Sunday afternoon. He was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center in Hobart … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | Capitol Fax | The debates produced future ad fodder | https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/02/the-debates-produced-future-ad-fodder/ | * My weekly syndicated newspaper column was written before news emerged that Gov. JB Pritzker had contributed $5 million to the super PAC supporting [ Juliana Stratton ][3] … > The top three Democratic U.S. Senate candidates faced off twice last week. > > The first debate wasn’t televised, so … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work | https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/02/showcasing-the-retailers-who-make-illinois-work-86/ | _[The following is a paid advertisement.]_ Retail provides one out of every five Illinois jobs, generates the second largest amount of tax revenue for the state, and is the largest source of revenue for local governments. But retail is also so much more, with retailers serving as the trusted contributors … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | Capitol Fax | When the legend contradicts the actual facts, stick with the legend | https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/02/when-the-legend-contradicts-the-actual-facts-stick-with-the-legend/ | * The Chicago Tribune covered a Republican gubernatorial candidate forum in [ Tazewell County ][1] … > Chicago recorded 416 killings in 2025 — the city’s lowest homicide total in > more than a decade — while shootings, defined as incidents in which at least > one person was killed … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Historic Roseland Church, Once On Verge Of Demolition, To Become Black-Women-Led Medical Center | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/02/historic-roseland-church-once-on-verge-of-demolition-to-become-black-women-led-medical-center/ | ROSELAND — In late 2024, Roseland’s historical Reformation Lutheran Church faced demolition. Dilapidated after years of being vacant, the church was [ embroiled in a lengthy legal battle to determine its ownership and future ][66] . More than a year later, the late 19th-century church — designed by famed Pullman … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | block-club-chicago | How A South Side Woman Built A ‘MuSic Movement’ To Raise Money For Multiple Sclerosis Awareness | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/02/how-a-south-side-woman-built-a-music-movement-to-raise-money-for-multiple-sclerosis-awareness/ | MORGAN PARK — When Morgan Park resident Molly Sexton founded the [ MuSic Movement ][53] , she didn’t know what to expect. “I was hoping to maybe raise $1,000. I honestly had no idea what I was getting into. We sold out at 1,000 tickets,” Sexton said. Sexton, who was … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | block-club-chicago | The Ultimate Guide To Chicago’s Big Pizzas: Deep-Dish, Stuffed, Pan And Double Decker | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/02/the-ultimate-guide-to-chicagos-big-pizzas-deep-dish-stuffed-pan-and-double-decker/ | CHICAGO — Deep-dish pizza, created at Pizzeria Uno in 1943 and tweaked in the decades following, occupies a unique spot in Chicago’s psyche. It’s a hit of pure cheese-and-tomato dopamine, especially in the frigid months. It’s also a love/hate kind of thing. We love that something we created is known … |
| View Article | 10 a.m. | February 2, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Mosaics Boutique And Tea To Close In Mount Greenwood | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/02/mosaics-boutique-and-tea-to-close-in-mount-greenwood/ | MOUNT GREENWOOD — After three years in business on Kedzie Avenue, [ Mosaics Boutique and Tea ][1] will close in the coming weeks. The Mount Greenwood tea shop opened in December 2022, offering a wide variety of loose-leaf teas at 10448 S. Kedzie Ave. The business announced its upcoming closure … |